CISCO RELATED LINKS

All About Cisco Routers and Switches – 100 plus articles. It's all there in the title.

Archive links for Cisco news – Need to find that article but can’t remember where you saw it?

BensBook Marks – We try not to be too enthusiastic over other sites but this one is superb – Info on Cisco books, training, forums, Cisco jobs, CCIE tips, newsgroups, etc., etc. – 5 stars!

Books (hard cover) – Self study books from Cisco. Order these, study hard, bulk up your resume.  

Books - Cisco Press – View sample chapters before you buy.

Books about Cisco routers – See what the best sellers are on Amazon.com for Cisco routers.

Books about Cisco switches – Ditto. See the best sellers on Amazon for Cisco switches.

Books - Dummies Series – Cisco Networking ,CCNP,CCDA,CCNA, Security Certification, etc. – Approximately 20 books, all for Dummies.

Books - Nerd Books – Click on their site, type "Cisco" and get over 500 Cisco titles. Over $1,500,000 inventory in other technical books. Largest techie bookstore in US.

Cisco CCIE Secrets – Good links to other CCIE sites.

CCNA, CCNP Articles – 78 - count ‘em - 78 articles on CCNP, CCNA, CCVP, Firewalls, Routers, all by Chris Bryant.

Cisco Certification Requirements – What it costs, course requirements, how long it takes.

Cisco Certification Schools – Many sites out there; one of the better ones.

Cisco Dynamic Configuration Tool – Need to know if that fancy network config you designed will actually work? Find out with Cisco’s config tool. Keep your job.  

Cisco Export Matrix and Cisco Encryption Control Guidance – Stay out of trouble. What can and can’t be exported.

Cisco Forums-TCP Mag – Talk to your colleagues and get answers to a variety of questions.

Cisco IT ToolBox Forum – has 3 different Cisco forums:
Cisco Infrastructure
Cisco Other
Cisco VoiceVideo

Cisco Tek-Tips Forum – This deserves it’s own category. A collection of over 700 forums in a variety of industries – very high end, very professional, aggressively non-commercial. Professionals helping professionals. For Cisco, there are 15 exclusive forums including routers, switches, Local Director, Certification & Testing and PIX Firewalls. In addition, there are job listings as well as a job/resume posting service. Best of all, it's free to join. 5 Stars!

Cisco Free Stuff – We have two categories: Free Stuff as well as Free Stuff with a Catch (Gift Cards). Free Stuff consists of all kinds of Cisco freeware - password recovery tools for Cisco routers, router backup software, router watch, IP Subnet calculators, password decoders, Cisco exam guides - all free. Free Stuff with a Catch consists of gift cards for Starbucks, movies, gas cards, Pizza Hut cards, iTunes cards, as well as network handbooks, security maps, tool kits, charts and CDs among other goodies. Check it out.

Cisco Glossary – What is it, what does it mean? Win those bar bets.

Cisco Hardware Emulator – Studying for your CCIE and don't want to buy the hardware? Well, now there is a way around this with Dynamips, a free open-source Cisco hardware emulator that runs Cisco IOS and simulates a 7200 environment (including 3620s, 3640s, 3660s, 2691s and 3745s). It's free, it's easy to use, and it works. Check out what Wikipedia has to say and download it at Dynamips. Himawan Nugroho at Cisco Systems Advanced Services thinks highly of it; check his blog comments about the CCIE Simulator.

Cisco Jobs – Job boards specializing in Cisco, high tech, networking – Type “Cisco” in search field.

1. CareerBuilder.com 
2. ComputerJobs.com
3. Cisco and Network Security Job, Resume and Consulting Market

Cisco Lab - How to Build Your Own – Practical advice for the "do it yourselfer." 

Cisco Password Recovery Tool – Free recovery tool from WinAgents. Good for recovering router access passwords, user passwords authorization for RADIAS and TACACS servers, and access via console passwords.

Cisco Product Documentation – Direct from Cisco. The final word in documentation.  

Cisco Salary Survey – What are you making? What is everyone else making? Find out.

Cisco Security Tips - Top 5 – Best practices for security protection.

Cisco “Specials“ Pricing (used / refurbished) – Good prices. Click here and call our bluff.

Cisco Upcoming IT Conferences Around the World – Upcoming Cisco conferences.

Cisco User Groups – 10 groups around the country. Join and meet your colleagues.

Exploiting Cisco Routers, Part 1 – Vulnerabilities of Cisco routers.

Exploiting Cisco Routers, Part II – What to do if your Cisco router is penetrated.

Groupstudy.com – A virtual community of network engineers and enthusiasts.

Magazine (online) for Cisco pros - TCP Magazine – Not by Cisco, so a little more independent.

RouterGod – Read the interviews as your favorite celebrities hold forth - Paris Hilton on CCIE Storage, Anna Nicole Smith on the CAT 1900, Arnold on Cisco PIX and many more.

RouterIE.com – for CCIEs only

Security Advisories – Think about bookmarking this site and receive real time advisories.

Security Vulnerabilities – Don’t let hackers wreak havoc with your network.

Technical Mailing List – Excellent source of emailed Cisco info.

• cisco-bba – Discussion of Cisco broadband aggregation products/questions.
• cisco-nas – List for Cisco NAS users.
• cisoc-nsp – List for users in a Cisco Network Service Provider environment.
• cisco-ubr – List for discussion of the Cisco uBR.
• cisco-voip – Discussion list for Cisco VOIP users.

Technical Manuals – Need help with that router config?

Technical Support Newsletter

Technical Support Forums – 4 options (also see Cisco User Groups above):

1. Tek-Tips – This site deserves it’s own category. A collection of over 700 forums in a variety of industries (Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, 3Com, etc.) – very high end, very professional, aggressively  non-commercial. It's all about professionals helping professionals. For Cisco, there are 15 exclusive forums including routers, switches, Local Director, Certification & Testing and PIX Firewalls. In addition, there is a Job Listings section and a Job/Resume Posting service. Best of all, it's free to join.
   5 Stars!
2. IT ToolBox – 3 different Cisco forums.
3. CertCities.com – 4 forums for CCNA, CCNP/CCDA, CCDP/CCIP/CCIE
4. TCPMAG.com

Tools and Documentation – Routers, storage, optical broadband etc. – it's all here.

Top Ten Cisco IOS Tips – By James Boney, author of Cisco IOS in a Nutshell

Top Ten Documents Downloads – What's hot at Cisco each month.

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